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Developing regional OER guidelines in Cameroon: Consultant's report
Nkwenti, Michael N.

Published26 January 2017
PublisherCommonwealth of Learning
CountryCameroon, Africa

ABSTRACT
The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of a regional OER policy for Education; initiating the process of drafting OER guidelines in ten regions and working with champions towards a final draft guideline.

Keywords Cameroon · open educational resources · OER · policy · guidelines

LanguageEnglish
RefereedYes
RightsCC BY
URLhttp://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/2672
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